Posted on 03/11/2023 11:29:38 AM PST by dennisw
Former U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is concerned about his own safety as his lifestyle is being impacted by his ongoing war in Ukraine.
CNN host Erin Burnett asked Sullivan during a TV appearance on OutFront about whether he thinks the Russian leader's lifestyle has been affected by the war. She was referring to a recent report that said Putin is now living with his girlfriend at a luxury estate outside of Moscow.
Putin's reported luxurious lifestyle has been questioned by some, given the heavy sanctions that the West imposed on Russia since the beginning of the war in Ukraine last February. Some of those sanctions include a ban on Russian oil and removing Russian banks from the international financing messaging system SWIFT, according to BBC News.
Sullivan said that Putin's lifestyle has in fact been impacted by his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which is limiting his movements for safety reasons.
A Russian investigative news website called The Project recently reported, citing unnamed officials, that Putin is living with his girlfriend, former Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva, in a villa at an estate he owns on Lake Valdai, which is located 400 kilometers northwest of Moscow and spans across 13,000 square feet, according to WION News. Children have also been spotted near the premises.
Putin's costly lifestyle has also been reported by Proekt, an independent Russian media group, which recently released photos of the residence's lavish interior and said that Putin used a Cypriot company as a front to finance his luxurious lifestyle, the Daily Mail reported earlier this month.
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The only difference between a Bidenista Zeeper and a moron is at that at least a moron is smart enough to know it’s stupid.
There is not really any choice. Medvedev is next in line by law. You have to decide if he is who you want.
Your ignorance is just profound.
You have no clue
“It’s hard to know what to believe in this war”
There is much truth in your comment. The propaganda will continue however.
War is peace. 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual.
Be blessed! Founded
I have no idea how Putin has managed to survive this last year. He must have done an amazing job of stamping out even the smallest signs of competition or revolt.
Only a Dimwit would believe this nonsense
The fact that he’s concerned is irrelevant. If someone actually offs him, that’s relevant.
I don’t believe a damn thing these deep staters say. They lie about everything.
Did you miss the gravity checks of the dozens of oligarchs?
Pipeline blaster Jake Sullivan. He and his pal Vicky Nuland most likely just started World War Three.
Putin’s primary concern is that he is 70. He has lived beyond the Russian male expiry date of 68. He is a product of the Soviet Union medical system
The clock is ticking. The time is now or never.
Just another hit piece against Putin by your globalist buddies. As if Putin’s replacement would be any different. They seem obsessed with Putin.
I thought Putin was already dead...and the war was over. Ukraine won...right?
If I remember correctly, John Sullivan was GW Bush’s ambassador to Russia. I do not remember reading about any recent trips by him to Russia or Europe or any foreign travel by him.
What I think we have here is another Neocon shilling for the Military Industrial Complex in search of another hot war.
Maybe this will increase his paranoia.
Whatever. Anyone that is a fan of Biden or Zelenskyy is no good judge of character. Sod off.
She was “referring to a recent report”. In other words, she has no more info than I do. Now we have another “recent report”, in this piece of rubbish, that some other State Dept. lying hack can refer to in order to keep the disinfo circle jerk going. More made up crap from the media masters’ feeding trough.
The ex-KGB agent from the Reagan years and the ex-head of the currently renamed KGB has had decades and limitless power to create a protective bubble around himself and imprison or kill threats and competitors.
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